115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5979 

AN ACT 

To establish the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument 

in the State of Kentucky as a unit of the National 

Park System, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mill Springs Battle3 field National Monument Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, 

8 Nancy, Kentucky’’ numbered 297/145513, and dated 

9 June 2018. 

10 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

11 means the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monu12 ment established by section 3(a). 

13 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

14 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di15 rector of the National Park Service. 

16 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF MILL SPRINGS BATTLEFIELD 

17 NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

20 there is established, as a unit of the National Park 

21 System, the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monu22 ment in the State of Kentucky, to preserve, protect, 

23 and interpret for the benefit of present and future 

24 generations the nationally significant historic re25 sources of the Mill Springs Battlefield and its role 

26 in the American Civil War. 
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1 (2) CONDITIONS.—The Monument shall not be 

2 established until the Secretary— 

3 (A) has entered into a written agreement 

4 with the owner of any private or non-Federal 

5 land within the Mill Springs Battlefield Na6 tional Monument boundary as depicted on the 

7 Map, providing that such property shall be do8 nated to the United States for inclusion in the 

9 Monument to be managed consistently with the 

10 purposes of the Monument; and 

11 (B) has determined that sufficient land or 

12 interests in land have been acquired within the 

13 boundary of the Monument to constitute a man14 ageable unit. 

15 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Monument 

16 shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. 

17 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 

18 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of19 fices of the National Park Service. 

20 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

21 only acquire land or an interest in land located within the 

22 boundary of the Monument by— 

23 (1) donation; 

24 (2) purchase with donated funds; or 

25 (3) exchange. 
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1 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin3 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

4 (A) this Act; and 

5 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

6 of the National Park System, including— 

7 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

8 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

9 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

10 Code; and 

11 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

12 States Code. 

13 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

15 after the date on which funds are first made 

16 available to the Secretary for this purpose, the 

17 Secretary shall prepare a general management 

18 plan for the Monument in accordance with sec19 tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

20 (B) SUBMIT TO CONGRESS.—On comple21 tion of the general management plan, the Sec22 retary shall submit it to the Committee on Nat23 ural Resources of the House of Representatives 

24 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re25 sources of the Senate. 
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1 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—No private 

2 property or non-Federal public property shall be managed 

3 as part of the Monument without the written consent of 

4 the owner of such property. 

5 (g) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Nothing in this Act, the 

6 establishment of the Monument, or the management of the 

7 Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones out8 side of the Monument. The fact that an activity or use 

9 can be seen, heard, or detected from within the Monument 

10 shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use out11 side of the Monument. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2018. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5979 

AN ACT 

To establish the Mill Springs Battlefield National 

poses. the National Park System, and for other purMonument in the State of Kentucky as a unit of